President's Report
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Hello everyone, It’s that time already! I can’t believe it’s been 3 months already since the last report. We have been busy here at MDRAO, planning our next big provincial conference and working with the community on several initiatives. We have secured a hotel for our next provincial conference that will be held in September of 2023 the weekend of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. I encourage you to save the date. More details to come soon 😉 Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=773269&issueID=94855 to view the full article online. |
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Chapter Reports
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As the long winter is slowly coming to an end, Delta Chapter is working with vendor reps in planning a whole-day education day in May as we were unable to set something up in January. We are hoping to cover all the new standards as well as update members on up-and-coming meetings and resources available to MDRAO members. We are hoping to have new members join and opening this education day up for members from other chapters. We encourage members to participate as well as encourage other staff withing their hospitals to join and attend our meetings as well as education opportunities. We encourage ideas on what members would like to see during these educational opportunities. MDRTs are becoming more recognized in many hospitals and community settings, which is amazing to see. Delta Chapter Executive would like to thank each and every member for their contribution and hard work. It has been very hard the last couple of years, and we want everyone to know we recognize and admire how hard everyone has worked to get the patients through. We look forward to seeing everyone at the education day. Details to follow very soon. Thank you So Much DELTA Chapter Executive. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=773499&issueID=94855 to view the full article online. |
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2022 was a good year for ETA chapter. We had our in-person meeting, Education Day, and sent members to attend the CAMDR conference. This year will be an awesome, unforgettable year for all members as well. March 18, 2023 is ETA’s Education Day, and the members are eagerly excited to meet and learn. Presenters are from Medline (Emma Kispal) and Steris (Manon Laflamme). We created a Facebook for ETA members to continuously learn and connect, getting to know one another and supporting each other. We are planning more activities this year, such as a summer BBQ, a tour of MDR departments (Mt. Sinai, TGH and Sick Kids) to name a few, as well as more in-person meetings to better improve the chapter. As ETA President, my primary objective is learning, knowing, and putting into practice what we’ve learned. Working in the field of medical device reprocessing, we are subjected to long hours of standing, straining our vision, heavy lifting, and repetitive movements. Being a member of MDRAO (ETA), one will feel welcome, a part of a family. We share our experiences and are always looking forward of seeing each other. More exciting events and activities to follow. Take care! Kind Regards, Maria Raj (ETA President) Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=773270&issueID=94855 to view the full article online. |
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Our long winter is slowly coming to an end. For those who enjoy winter activities, it has been a great winter; for the others, I hope you had a chance to get away for a quick vacation. As the provincial government year comes to an end and this is a hopeful end to Bill 124, we all hope the new year brings more recognition and compensation to our frontline workers. The success of catching up on the large provincial backlog has added stress and expectations to our MDRDs on making sure we still adhere to standards while providing quality service and reduce equipment-related delays with new ways of being efficient. MDRAO has been an education source to help coordinate new information of standards, technology, and equipment. My thoughts on the future are that we need to gather more as an association to share our successes and struggles to support one another as we are all thinking on how we can better support our communities' access to care. Recognition and teamwork are the keys to success, and I must share some kind words a surgeon sent to an Ottawa Hospital MDRD team recognizing the work they do. “On behalf of the bariatric surgeons, I would like to thank and congratulate everyone for their hard work and support during a very busy but very successful week. We did THIRTY-TWO cases this week!! We are tremendously appreciative of the collaborative effort required to support such an impressive feat. As always, it is a privilege to work with such dedicated, hardworking, and engaged teams across the perioperative portfolio.” This is the definition of teamwork; without each team we would be lost. For the Gamma Chapter, we are starting to visit an idea of hosting a Gamma Chapter MDRAO education day so we can all come together and learn more as a team from all hospitals in our chapter. More updates will come in the near future. Take care, John McHardy (Gamma Chapter President)
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Now that the time has changes, I hope that spring shall spring forward and our winter blues disappear. SAVE THE DATE….. Theta is excited to announce that plans are underway for an in-person conference. It’s been too long. We can’t wait to see you all! When: April 28-29, 2023 Where: Best Western, North Bay Details to follow soon. Please visit on Facebook group, MDRO Theta Chapter. “Quality & Patient Safety: Every Sterile Reprocessing Goal” Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=773283&issueID=94855 to view the full article online. |